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TRIANGLEPUBLISHING Marion,Indiana ® Marriage and Family A Christian Perspective Second Edition BarbaraA.Riggs,Ph.D.,LMFT Cynthia ...

Marriage and Family: A Christian Perspective, 2ndEdition BarbaraA.Riggs,Ph.D.,LMFT and Cynthia Benn Tweedell,Ph.D. Direct corres ...

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vii SharonCadyreceivedherbaccalaureatedegreefromIndianaWesleyanUniversityandaMasterof SocialWorkdegreefromIndianaUniversity. She ...

Dr. Paul Stoltzfusis currently in private practice with specialties in neuropsychology, pediatric psychology, forensic consultat ...

Contents Academic and Peer Review.................................................. v - 1. Why Marriage and Family? Preface xi ...

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I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. —Ephesians 4: hestrongestinfluenceinyourlifewillstemfromyourf ...

Sometimesstudentsenteramarriage andfamilycoursehopingfora“cookbook” approach—awaytofindasecretrecipefor ahappyfamilylife.Of cour ...

Marriage and Familychallengesthe readertothinkaboutchoicesinmarriage andfamilyrelationshipswithinabiblical context.Inourreviewof ...

Healthy marriages and families are the keys to a healthy society.God places people in families to help them develop as individua ...

Then the LORDGod said, “It is not good that the man should be alone.” —Genesis 2:18 NRSV Why Take a Marriage and Family Class? f ...

A Better Understanding of Self Your experience with family,likely,has been“from the inside”as a son or daughter,husband or wife. ...

A Better Understanding of Others Taking a systematic view of marriage and family life will enable you to better comprehend the w ...

Basic Definitions In recent years,even the most basic definition of“family”has been the subject of much debate.Thus,it is import ...

Marriage Is a Legal Contract.Because of the economic component of marriage, every state has a vested interest in creating laws t ...

Polygamy.Christians are unique in their practice of monogamy,since most cultures throughout history have practicedpolygamy,which ...